05 Oct
Posted by Chiropractic Blogs as Chiropractic History
By Michael Dorausch, DC
If you followed along any of the chiropractic writing I’ve done in the last 12 years or so, chances are you’ve read about mentions I’ve made on numerous historical chiropractic events. While everyday is a day of chiropractic history, some events are better publicized than others, and many don’t receive any press [...]
By Michael Dorausch, DC
I was looking for a computer disk in the closet earlier and I found an old piece of paper with a photocopy featuring some text from BJ Palmer, the developer of chiropractic. Some will criticize the information posted, others will say that the words are just as strong and true today as [...]
By Michael Dorausch, DC
This post relates to a chiropractic college that existed during a short period in the state of Colorado. It’s a reminder of the importance in choosing a chiropractic school that has a strong historical background, good accreditation status, and hopefully a solid financial structure, when making the choice of a career as [...]
18 Sep
Posted by Chiropractic Blogs as Chiropractic History
It was September 18, 1895 (113 years ago today) that a magnetic healer by the name of Daniel David Palmer racked a vertebrae back into position on the neck of a janitor who had gone deaf some 17 years earlier.
The man, who became known as the Father of Chiropractic, was practicing the art of magnetic [...]
By Michael Dorausch, DC
Take a walk today down West 72nd Street in New York City (around the cross streets of Amsterdam and Broadway) and you may pass an Urban Outfitters, General Nutrition Center (GNC), Citibank, Sleepy’s Mattress Center, and many other businesses. But in July of 1920 a stroll past 245 W. 72nd St. would’ve [...]
By Michael Dorausch, DC
This morning I was scanning through a 1996 copy of the ICA Review (International Review of Chiropractic) and I noticed there was almost no evidence of anyone claiming to have a website or e-mail address. The publication is nearly 12 years old, but surely there had to be at least somebody mentioning [...]
30 Jun
Posted by Chiropractic Blogs as Chiropractic History
by Michael Dorausch, DC
I was browsing through some web pages on Planet Chiropractic today and I came across a half a dozen pages that had links to photos that were taken during chiropractic missions to Panama and Costa Rica from May and October of 2000.
All the pages are grouped together and if you want [...]
The world’s oldest man appeared in news articles last week (Monday, June 18, 2007) after he received an official certificate from the Guinness World Records, verifying him as the world’s oldest male.
According to report on Yahoo! News, Tomoji Tanabe is currently 111 years old, born on September 18th, 1895.
Chiropractors will recognize that date as the [...]